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Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 0identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (3.0 vs 2.0). The GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 90.8 mm more width than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (110.8 mm vs 20 mm). Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x4 on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, JBOD on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

  • Host interface
    • PCI
    • PCI Express x4
  • PCI Express slots version
    • 3.0
    • 2.0
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • 0, 1, JBOD
  • Data transfer rate
    • 12 Gbit/s
    • 6 Gbit/s
  • Width
    • 110.8 mm
    • 20 mm
  • Depth
    • 78 mm
    • 125 mm
  • Package width
    • 251 mm
    • 144 mm
  • Package depth
    • 305 mm
    • 174 mm

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37 specifications
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GIGABYTE

CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

Model CRAO438

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StarTech.com

2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

Model PEXMSATA3422

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Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSASSerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffersPCIPCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
Port multiplierKnown for oneYes
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one2
Internal SAS portsKnown for one8
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for oneYes
ChipsetKnown for oneMarvell - 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one48 bit
CertificationKnown for oneRoHS, CE, FCC
Internal memoryKnown for one2 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one1866 MHz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers110.8 mm20 mm
DepthDiffers78 mm125 mm
HeightKnown for one120 mm
WeightKnown for one60 g
Package widthDiffers251 mm144 mm
Package depthDiffers305 mm174 mm
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one170 x 142 x 30 mm
Package heightDiffers220 mm32 mm
Package weightKnown for one160 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733080
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneFull-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one4 TB
Internal mSATA ports quantityKnown for one2

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